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Read, Write and Compare Decimals

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number has 9 in the tenths place?
a)
16,453.87
b)
23,869.15
c)
54,823.91
d)
27,890.53
2.
What does the 5 in the decimal .257 represent?
a)
fifths
b)
five tenths
c)
fiftieths
d)
five hundredths
3.
How should 287.42 be written in words?
a)
twenty-eight thousand seven hundred forty-two
b)
twenty-eight thousand seventy-four and two tenths
c)
two hundred eighty-seven and forty-two hundredths
d)
two hundred eighty and seven hundred forty-two thousandths
4.

Order from least to greatest.

45.0 40.5 40.09 49.5

a)

40.5 40.09 45.0 49.5

b)

40.09 40.5 45.0 49.5

c)

40.5 40.09 45.0 49.5

d)

45.0 40.5 40.09 49.5

5.
12.0905  ____ 12.10
a)

>

b)
<
c)
=
d)
?
6.

Order from least to greatest.

1.25  1.52  1.02  1.50

a)
1.25  1.52  1.02  1.50
b)
 1.52  1.02  1.50  1.25 
c)
 1.02  1.50  1.25  1.52 
d)
1.02  1.25  1.50  1.52
7.
What decimal does the figure below represent?
a)
79
b)
0.89
c)
0.79
d)
0.21
8.
What decimal is illustrated in the image?
a)
0.40
b)
0.20
c)
0.60
d)
1.20
9.
Which decimal is LESS THAN the decimal represented below?
a)
0.30
b)
0.45
c)
0.73
d)
3.1
10.
What does the 5 in the decimal .257 represent?
a)
fifths
b)
five tenths
c)
fiftieths
d)
five hundredths
11.

A dog named Anastasia set a record by popping 100 balloons in 44.49 seconds. Which shows the expanded form of 44.49?

a)

(4 x 10) + (4 x 1) + (4 x 1/10) + (9 x 1/1000)

b)

(40 x 10) + (4 x 1) +(4 x 1/10) + (9 x 1000)

c)

(4 x 10) + (4 x 1) + (4 x 1/10) + (9 x 1/100)

d)

(40 x 10) + (4 x 1) + (40 x 1/100) + (9 x 1/100)

12.

Which comparison is NOT true?

a)

(2 x 1/10) + (9 x 1/1000) = 0.29

b)

0.29 < 2.09

c)

(2 x 1) + (9 x 1/10) > 0.29

d)

0.29 > twenty-nine thousandths

13.

What is the relationship between the following numbers?

43.75 and 43.9

a)

43.75 is greater because 75/100 is greater than 9/10

b)

43.75 is less because 75/1000 is less than 9/10

c)

43.9 is greater because 9/10 is greater than 7/10

d)

43.9 is greater because 9/10 is less than 7/10

14.

Kendrick reads that the world's smallest horse, Einstein, measured 16.24 centimeters tall at birth. Thumbelina, who measured 43.18 centimeters tall, was the smallest horse before Einstein was born.


Which shows the expanded form of Einstein's height?

a)

(1 x 10) + (6 x 1) + (2 x 1/10) + (4 x 1/100)

b)

(1 x 10) + (6 x 1) + (2 x 1/100) + (4 x 1/1000)

c)

(4 x 10) + (3 x 1) +(1 x 1/10) + (8 x 1/100)

d)

(4 x 10) + (3 x 1) + (1 x 1/100) + (8 x 1/1000)

15.

The fraction that represents this amount is (a)   .

16.

The fractions that represents this amount is (a)   .

17.
What is another way to write 45.009?
a)
forty-five and ninety thousandths
b)
forty-five and nine tenths
c)
forty five and nine thousandths
d)
forty-five and nine hundredths
18.
How should 287.42 be written in words?
a)
twenty-eight thousand seven hundred forty-two
b)
twenty-eight thousand seventy-four and two tenths
c)
two hundred eight-seven and forty-two hundredths
d)
two hundred eighty and seven hundred forty-two thousandths
19.
Melissa has sixty-five cents in her pocket. How is sixty-five cents written in standard form?
a)
$0.65
b)
$6.05
c)
$6.50
d)
$60.50
20.
Select the place value of the digit 1 in the number: 2.417
a)
tenths
b)
hundredths
c)
thousandths
d)
hundreds